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mercury

('m/[@]/rk/j//@/r/i/ )

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures(noun.substance)

Synonym:
atomic number 80, hg, hydrargyrum, quicksilver

source: wordnet30
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
temperature measured by a mercury thermometer(noun.attribute)

Example:
The mercury was falling rapidly.

source: wordnet30
A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence.(noun)

source: webster1913

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